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Indiana Pacers 50th anniversary: All-Decade team, 1987-97

By Adrian Lawhorn

Nov 18, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of the 50 year logo on the court prior to the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Phoenix Suns at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 18, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of the 50 year logo on the court prior to the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Phoenix Suns at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Reggie Miller

Statistics: 18.2 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.0 APG

Reggie Miller’s career with the Pacers started in rather inauspicious fashion: his selection in the 1987 NBA Draft was met with a loud chorus of boos by fans in attendance at Indiana’s draft party.

Many Pacers fans at the time pined for their team to choose New Castle High School and Indiana University star Steve Alford, and when the All-American guard was available but passed over by the Pacers, fans nearly rioted.

Reggie Miller did not need long to turn those boos to cheers, however, as he more than justified his status as the No. 11 pick that year.

Miller’s NBA career is now the stuff of legend, particularly in the state of Indiana. He was highly productive, but he was also known as a deadly clutch shooter, leading Indiana to a number of memorable playoff victories in his 18 years with the team.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame welcomed Reggie Miller to its ranks in 2012, putting the final touch on a long and stellar career that will likely never be matched by anyone who wears an Indiana Pacers uniform now, or in the future.

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